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<div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-02-13T00:00:00-05:00">02/13/2015</span></div>
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>SAN RAMON, Calif.—Tyco now has a seat on the Thread Group’s board of directors.</p>
<p>The Thread Group is an industry alliance charged with guiding the widespread adoption of Thread, an IP-based low-power wireless mesh networking protocol designed specifically for the home.</p>
<p>The group includes more than 80 member companies and nine board members, making it one of the fastest-growing alliances focused on the Internet of Things in the home, according to a prepared statement.</p>
<p>“The work of the Thread Group is closely aligned with our own business strategy and we are pleased to participate as a sponsor as well as a board member,” Tim Myers, intrusion director of product management, Tyco Security Products, said in the statement.</p>
<p>“We have long been a supporter and active participant in a wide range of technology initiatives and alliances and we recognize the endeavors of the Thread Group in leveraging the best of existing proven open standards for unified IoT adoption,” Myers said.</p>
<p>As a sponsor-level member, Tyco can initiate and lead working groups, and will have approval rights over operating budgets and final deliverables.</p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Tyco joins Thread Group leadership" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:15:29 +0000Spencer Ives18122 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/also-noted/tyco-joins-thread-group-leadership#commentsTyco partners with Alarm.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/tyco-partners-alarmcom
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<div class="field-item even" property="schema:articleBody content:encoded"> <p>CONCORD, Ontario—Tyco Security Products is adding Alarm.com to its list of technology partners; by the middle of next year, Alarm.com will be available on DSC IMPASSA series and hybrid panels.</p>
<p>Alarm.com’s services include interactive security, video monitoring, energy management and home automation.</p>
<p>For the past three years, Tyco Security Products has offered interactive security products that run on the iControl platform. This partnership represents another option for TSP customers, said Tim Myers, TSP’s product line director, intrusion.</p>
<p>“The strategy is to do what we’re good at, manufacturing hardware and offering choice around the world,” Myers said. </p>
<p>Myers said the Alarm.com solution is “jam-packed with functionality at a reasonable price. … This is a huge benefit to [TSP customers].”</p>
<p>Stephen Meagher, TSP product manager, director of customer experience, said Alarm.com is a “very trusted brand with a huge customer base.” </p>
<p>Meagher said that the Alarm.com hybrid panel features will be attractive to high-end residential as well as small commercial businesses. </p>
<p>The Alarm.com product is being tightly integrated with TSP to ensure that forward and backward compatibility with Alarm.com services. </p> </div>
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<span property="dc:title" content="Tyco partners with Alarm.com" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:40:09 +0000Leah Hoenen17040 at http://securitysystemsnews.comhttp://securitysystemsnews.com/article/tyco-partners-alarmcom#comments